英國學生科學讀本 Lesson 26 摘毛茛(2)
The very young flowers of the buttercup are called buds. On the outside of each bud we see five little green leaves. These keep the bud safe from the cold and from the rain.
毛茛的花, 在很小的時候, 叫做“花蕾”。每一個花蕾的外面, 我們都看見了五片小小的綠葉, 學名叫“萼片”。這些萼片能保護花蕾不受寒冷和雨水的傷害。
When the bud opens, we see five other golden-yellow leaves inside it. Are these bright-coloured leaves of any use to the plant? Let us see.
花蕾打開的時候, 可以看見五片金黃色的花瓣。這些色彩艷麗的花瓣, 對植物有什么用嗎? 咱們再來看看。
Every buttercup flower has a little honey in its cup, and insects and bees are fond of this honey. When they see a gay blossom, they fly to it at once, for they hope to find honey there.
每一朵毛茛花的花朵里面, 都會有一點兒花蜜, 蜜蜂和其他昆蟲很喜歡這種花蜜。它們看見艷麗的花朵就會馬上朝花朵飛過來, 想在里面找到花蜜。
Now the flowers need the bees to carry their yellow dust from one blossom to another. This dust is needed to make good seeds for the flowers. You may see it on the little dust-spikes that stand up round the middle of the flower.
毛茛花也需要蜜蜂, 把黃色的花粉, 從一朵花傳到另一朵花。花需要這些花粉, 才能制造出種子。在花朵中心立著的雄蕊上, 你就能看見花粉。
So you see the gay colour guides the bees to the honey, then the bees carry the flower dust to other flowers to make perfect seeds. In this way the flowers and the bees help each other.
小朋友, 現(xiàn)在你明白了, 艷麗的顏色可以把蜜蜂引來采花蜜, 然后蜜蜂把花粉傳到別的花上, 讓花制造出種子。這樣, 花與蜜蜂就是在互相幫助啦！
